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  • Earlier ABB Nears Deal to Buy Electrical Parts Maker Thomas & Betts Profit Jumps The acquisition price represents a 24% premium to Thomas & Betts' closing share price on Jan. 27 and a 35% premium to its average stock price over the past 60 trading days, ABB said.

    ABB to Buy Electrical Parts Maker John Revill 2012

  • More Deutsche Bank Nears CEO Decision 7/9/2011 Mr. Jain, 48 years old, has long been seen as the front-runner for the position, as head of Deutsche Bank's profitable investment-banking branch which brings in about 70% of the bank's earnings.

    Deutsche Bank Still Ponders CEO Decision Laura Stevens 2011

  • More: Yields Fall at Spanish T-Bill Sale Greece Nears Deal With Creditors "Right now the S&P is causing a lot of uncertainty, we don't know if countries will be downgraded two notches or one notch," said a syndicate director, adding, "If they are going to do it, they should do it before the new year, we need this clarity."

    Fitch Warns on Bailout Fund's Rating Sarka Halas 2011

  • Earlier Federal Trial Nears for Clemens Judge Walton also said he would probably bar an in-depth discussion of Mr. McNamee's past brushes with the law.

    D.C. Judge May Limit Testimony by Players Katie Glueck 2011

  • More Cocoa Slips as Ivory Coast Resolution Nears But that stance has since shifted, in a dramatic show of firepower.

    Ivorian Leader Nearing Ouster David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • Big Ben Nears Brady In Playoff Success Just in case Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger doesn't have enough motivation Sunday, here's something else to consider: His playoff r é sum é may soon surpass Tom Brady's.

    Heard on the Field 2011

  • Earlier WaMu's $7 Billion Bankruptcy Nears Finish Line FDIC Loses Bid to Dodge $10 Billion WaMu Suit WaMu Probe Ends With No Charges Tuesday's ruling, however, signals that they could have to face trial against shareholders and risk losing the profits on their $2.5 billion of debt holdings.

    WaMu Chapter 11 Plan Rejected Again, in Part Peg Brickley 2011

  • & Noble Board Vote Nears Tuesday could be the darkest day in Leonard Riggio 's storied career as a bookseller.

    Barnes Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2010

  • Earlier GM Nears UAW Contract Agreement The companies reached the extensions "while we continue negotiating toward a tentative agreement," the union said of Chrysler in a news release early Thursday morning.

    Chrysler, GM Agree to Contract Extensions With Union Matthew Dolan 2011

  • More Cocoa Slips as Ivory Coast Resolution Nears At the time, Mr. Gbagbo accused France of lending support to rebels who controlled the north and helping enforce an effective partition of the country.

    Troops Assault Residence of Ivory Coast Ruler David Gauthier-Villars 2011

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